7
Modules
£7000
Funding
24 Months
Duration
Overview
The Leader in Adult Care will guide and inspire teams to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges. They will be a leader of the care team and will develop and implement a values-based culture at a service or unit level. They may be responsible for business development, financial control, organisational resilience and continuity as well as for managing risk and leading on organisational change.
A Leader in Adult Care has responsibility for managing community or residential based services. This role has a large element of leadership, whether with other care workers and networks or in leading the service itself. A successful apprentice will have met all the requirements. They have a responsibility to ensure the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led. They may be a registered manager of a service, unit, deputy or assistant manager. They will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance of the care given and the values and training of staff with established standards and regulations.
Course Requirements
- Apprentices without level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level and apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to take the tests for this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.
- A British Sign Language (BSL) qualification is an alternative to the English qualification for those whose primary language is BSL.
Who is the course for?
The Leader in Adult Care will guide and inspire teams to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges. They will be a leader of the care team and will develop and implement a values-based culture at a service or unit level.
Assessment Methods
This is a knowledge based course with practical aspects that will need to be demonstrated.
End-Point Assessment
- Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio
- Knowledge test
Progression Routes
Upon the successful completion of this apprenticeship, why not continue to study on one of these courses:
- Please contact us for more information
Learning Path
Tasks and responsibilities
Develop and apply systems and processes needed to ensure compliance with regulations and organisational policies and procedures
- Implement strategies to support others to manage the risks presented when balancing individual rights and professional duty of care
- Develop and apply systems and processes that monitor and sustain quality of the service, including assessments, care plans and service delivery
- Lead and support others to work in a person centred way and to ensure active participation which enhances the well-being and quality of life of individuals
- Encourage and enable both staff and people who access care and support to be involved in the co-production of how the service operates
- Manage all resources in delivering complex care and support efficiently and effectively